There are times I almost--ALMOST--feel sorry for the Americans. And just as that first tear is ready to start rolling down my cheek. I'll turn around and start laughing my ass off. It's the same sort of mix of empathy and amusement I usually reserve for the mentally handicapped.

The latest bit of difficulty to befall the occupiers comes from northern Iraq, where now the Kurds are threatening to pull out of the "new" Iraqi government.

When will Bush learn that there are no solutions in the Middle East? Just oil and a whole shitload of sand.